Ticks

[JM]

Has anyone else been getting ticks in the past few weeks while up shed hunting? I've pulled 4 off of me and 10-12 off of my dog? seems awful early for them to be out.

[bobcat]

Wow, did you find a new species?  I wasn't aware they were ever active in the winter either. I wouldn't expect to see them till March or April. But you proved that theory wrong!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Was down lookin around Klickitat county and it was warm enough Saturday afternoon for them to maybe come out?   Didnt get any on myself. And didnt find any sheds either.

[JM]

I was in Tampico on the 18th and 19th of January and my fiancee pulled a tick out of my back on the 20th. I then checked my dog and pulled 4 ticks off of her. I went up white pass on saturday and pulled 4 ticks off me and I'm still getting them off of my dog? the ones up on white were the really small black ones and it's not easy finding those on a black lab.

[shedmaster]

We get ticks all year... there as small as a ballpoint pen .. literally the ball!! Still have snow too..

[Arteman]

This time last year was way worse than this year.  So far I've seen none from the area I'm shed hunting on me or the dog. 

[Rainier10]

My wife got one when we were elk hunting winston in January in the snow, shocked me.

[Simcoe hunter]

None here yet.  But this IS earlier than normal.  This is spooky news though.  Last year was the worst I've seen in my backyard.  The news you all have shared rings of a worse year than last.

[CamoDup]

I hate ticks!! Almost as bad as spiders! I haven't seen any yet this year. I have been out both days the last two weekends. I haven't even thought about looking for them though because I would assume its too early for them to be out. Guess I'm wrong. Ill keep my eye out now that's for sure.

[duckmen1]

Got two stuck in me last season. One in Pierce and one in Lewis county. Flicked several others off.

[buckmaster_wa]

I was hiking up tampico last week. Flicked a couple off and found one dug into my chest when I got home. They were the little ticks. This is the earliest I have ever seen them out.

[bush_beater]

they survive by hitchhiking on shedhunters that cant give animals a break 

[JM]

they survive by hitchhiking on shedhunters that cant give animals a break 

Sorry, but I think I'm gonna have to disagree with that statement, because I kill the little *censored*s when I find em

[haulinbass]

Shed hunt today = tick in my calf. Klickitat ticks love this guy

[bucksandbulls]

wow i would not want to deal with those. luckily on the kitsap penn we dont get too much of a problem with them. the deer have them. i have only found one on me in my life and i felt it in my hair after gutting a buck. I feel for you guys who have to deal with them.

[dreamunelk]

Bucksandbulls you have ticks on the Kitsap Peninsula.  A coworker got Lyme disease from a tick in Mason county.  I am pretty sure that it is confirmed in Kitsap county.  Deffinatley more prevalent on the west side than it use to be.  I also know a guy who got it from a tick in the Quinault valley.

[JM]

Got a tick on me while I was shed hunting in SE Washington on the 17th of March and started getting sick on the 20th. I spent 7 hrs in the ER on the 27th. My blood results in the ER showed that my white blood cell count was below 1000 and It's supposed to be between 5000 to 11000. I'm still suffering from headaches, light sensitivity and just feeling exhausted all the time.

My doctor told me that it sounded like reoccuring fever that is spread by ticks, but it could be a number of things that they carry. I've also went from 190 pounds to 170 in 9 days and I didn't have much room to lose any weight to begin with. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up and remind you to always check yourself for ticks when you're get back to camp or the truck. The funny thing was that we pulled 30 ticks off of my brother with one dug in and I had one on my hat and woke up with one dug in the back of my arm in the morning. Yet I'm the one who got the diseased tick?

[Noiro]

Doesn't anyone use tick spray on their dogs and themselves? Reading these post I get the feeling people enjoy a tick hunt after they get home. Why gamble with the blood suckers? Prevent the ticks in the first place? Petco has dozens of tick products.

[crow killer]

Went up this Sunday and muleyslayer had 1 and same Witt his dad.. Surprisingly me and the dog were clean.. Even gave her a Tick bath and nothin

[WSU]

There is only one thing I am afraid of and it is ticks.  I damn-near can't stand going in the woods in the spring because of them.

[boneaddict]

Got a tick on me while I was shed hunting in SE Washington on the 17th of March and started getting sick on the 20th. I spent 7 hrs in the ER on the 27th. My blood results in the ER showed that my white blood cell count was below 1000 and It's supposed to be between 5000 to 11000. I'm still suffering from headaches, light sensitivity and just feeling exhausted all the time.

My doctor told me that it sounded like reoccuring fever that is spread by ticks, but it could be a number of things that they carry. I've also went from 190 pounds to 170 in 9 days and I didn't have much room to lose any weight to begin with. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up and remind you to always check yourself for ticks when you're get back to camp or the truck. The funny thing was that we pulled 30 ticks off of my brother with one dug in and I had one on my hat and woke up with one dug in the back of my arm in the morning. Yet I'm the one who got the diseased tick?

Its called bad Karma.   I think I remember a post on here where you were making fun of someone warning you about ticks and you were finding the sheds and they weren't.    Something along those lines anyways    In all seriousness, I hope you get over your ails quickly. 

[NoImpactNoIdea]

Would the relatively mild winter be the cause for the early sightings?

[JM]

Got a tick on me while I was shed hunting in SE Washington on the 17th of March and started getting sick on the 20th. I spent 7 hrs in the ER on the 27th. My blood results in the ER showed that my white blood cell count was below 1000 and It's supposed to be between 5000 to 11000. I'm still suffering from headaches, light sensitivity and just feeling exhausted all the time.

My doctor told me that it sounded like reoccuring fever that is spread by ticks, but it could be a number of things that they carry. I've also went from 190 pounds to 170 in 9 days and I didn't have much room to lose any weight to begin with. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up and remind you to always check yourself for ticks when you're get back to camp or the truck. The funny thing was that we pulled 30 ticks off of my brother with one dug in and I had one on my hat and woke up with one dug in the back of my arm in the morning. Yet I'm the one who got the diseased tick?

Its called bad Karma.   I think I remember a post on here where you were making fun of someone warning you about ticks and you were finding the sheds and they weren't.    Something along those lines anyways    In all seriousness, I hope you get over your ails quickly.

That's funny. That was my older brother so I don't believe karma applies. He put me through hell when I was younger.

[Noiro]

Odorless tick spray lasts up to 6 weeks. There is a video about hunting and outdoor use. This what the Vet recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Permethrin-Clothing-Repellent-24-Ounce/dp/B001ANQVYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364928476&sr=8-1&keywords=permethrin+tick

[boneaddict]

I didn't catch that was your brother JM.   

EARLY SIGHTINGS....  they never went away this year.  I found ticks in January and February while chasing pheasants for pics in the Wenas.  "Usually" you can expect to have some peace from them. 

[Austrian Hunter]

I HATE TICKS       

[npaull]

God damn I hate ticks too. Had one on my head for like three days after a fishing trip to Rocky Ford creek a few years back. Found it when I was running my hand through my hair... freaked me out. But I haven't got one in Washington since then, and that was a long time ago...